Will you help support Ava’s legacy?

Your generous giving allows Abel Speaks to support families like ours. Thank you for your partnership as we seek to ensure that every family will cherish their child’s life and have hope in the midst of sorrow!

We found out we were pregnant with Ava on New Years Eve, 2018. The pregnancy gave us so much to celebrate heading into the new year. We were so excited and so hopeful at everything to come.

Everything in all of our ultrasounds was great, she was always healthy — until our 20 week anatomy scan, when we got the devastating news that Ava had bilateral multicystic dysplastic kidneys. Her kidneys didn’t work, there was not amniotic fluid, her lungs would never develop, and she would not survive.

Through second opinions, and all the dark days that followed, we held on to hope that our baby girl would survive. As we continued to get devastating news, and heard our options, we knew that the most important thing to us was our baby. We wanted as much time with her as possible, and we wanted to make sure that what life she did live was comfortable and happy.

Ava was born via c section on August 7, 2019. We were told she would likely only live minutes, but she lived for two beautiful hours. This was a miracle in itself. She only knew love and light. She passed away in her mommy’s arms. She got to meet her family. She didn’t know pain or heartache, all she knew was love. It was the most beautiful and most devastating day of our lives.

We continue to tell her story, and hope that her life can help others. It has been our mission to continue to give her a voice. Through faith, Ava still speaks.

Abel Speaks is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and all donations are tax-deductible.

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